Magdalene Laundry

April 17, 2007, 1:32 am

He Wishes for the Cloths of Heavenfrom "The Wind Among the Reeds"Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths,Enwrought with golden and silver light,The blue and the dim and the dark clothsOf night and light...

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Re: Magdalene Laundry

April 17, 2007, 5:14 am

another sad chapter in the history of religion good poem'here is a link to joni mitchell's songwww.youtube.com/watch?v=1w0CJbMOVVc

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Re: Magdalene Laundry

April 17, 2007, 5:30 am

wow. thank you. didn't even know it was a song.hunted down the lyrics. can't hear it on this pc...MAGDALENE LAUNDRIES LyricsArtist(Band):Joni Mitchell I was an unmarried girlI'd just turned...

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Re: Magdalene Laundry

April 17, 2007, 7:16 pm

I haven't read Yeats (I know, I know - that is awful!), but I like the excerpt you gave very much - the "dreams" of a poor man equally as valuable as the "heavenly cloths" he wishes he could give. A...

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April 18, 2007, 2:39 am

jewela strong effort. I just watched a travel dvd on Ireland. God,I love that place.me

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Re: Magdalene Laundry

April 18, 2007, 7:10 pm

Hi Jewel,I love that poem by Yeats and thinks it serves a perfect intro to this fine and compelling poem. I like the way you present this subject and the repetitive language you use to convey the...

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Re: Magdalene Laundry

April 18, 2007, 11:42 pm

thank you all. it's a sad sad part of history.just found out about it the other night and was astonished i'd not seen it in history books or anything else.had to write about it.peace,jewel

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Re: Magdalene Laundry

April 20, 2007, 4:38 am

Jewel, I have a heart for Yeats and some of thepoems he wrote. But was always very taken by his lovestory with Maud Gonne and the way she affected his poetry and his life. You capture so much in this...

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April 20, 2007, 7:52 pm

Thanks Kerri,Those lines by Yeats are divine. And no, I've not heard of his love story. Will look it up. Ireland has a soft spot in my heart as well. While researching my family genealogy, I found out...

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